And our Superman of the Month: Cory Shelton!!

You can't deny what a nice guy Cory is. He is the guy who when he asks how your day is, he legitamatly interseted. He is listening to for your answer, his kindness and general good atttitude is infectious in the gym where he cares about all his fellow athletes and shows it wherever he can. We are fortunate to have him in our club!



Cory says:


When I came on this deployment I knew I was going to have extra time to get into shape.  My goal when I arrived was to loose fat, and gain lean muscle.

Being 33 I wanted to be in better shape in thirties than my twenties. I started by going to the gym, lifting weights, and running. Although I was starting to see results, I noticed that I was not getting the total body workout that I had originally wanted. I still had limited flexibility, and limited muscle definition. For several months my friend Brad Elam had been trying to get me to try Crossfit for the total body workout that it offers. I finally gave in to his persistence and showed up. In few short months that I have been going

I have notice more gains than the entire time I was going to the gym on my own. I have met a great group of people that I will continue to keep in touch with after I leave this deployment. Crossfit has given me the lifestyle change that I was looking for. It also has a sense of competition that I crave, but is also engulfed in camaraderie, because we will cheer for each other until the last person is finished.

Athlete of the Month March- Super Woman

Our March Female Athlete of the month is Christin Roberts:

Chris has been with us from the very beginning and has a silent steady way about her. We are proud of her accomplishments. Though she is often hiding in the background silently doing hard work, we see her back there and are happy she is part of our community. Congrats Chris, now get to work!!

From Chris:

 

"I am a marathoner that doesn’t quite have the look of a runner. This is the reason I started CrossFit with the main goal to lose a few, 20lbs and counting, and become a faster runner, 1:30 off of two mile run.

 

After the initial beat down that CrossFit gave me what kept me coming back was the friendly no judgment atmosphere. Everybody has to start somewhere right? Looking back at my start I have gone from being terrified to jump on anything higher than an aerobic step to doing 24” box jumps. Struggling with lifting just the bar to being able to put on and lift RX weight.

 

My tiny baby goals pull me through and keep me coming back. My next goals are double unders and toes to bars…..after that whatever else I can’t do……yet. I can only hope that once I get home I can find and continue to grow under great coaching and mentors in a box as awesome as ours."